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Vietnam to destroy sex-selection books

04 Jul 2009, 7:44AM

Vietnam, concerned that too many boys are being born, will destroy more than 30,000 books instructing couples how to have a baby of their desired sex.Read more

Microsoft adds selected tweets to Bing

04 Jul 2009, 3:12PM

Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing. Read more

Positive thinking 'makes some feel glum'

A snow sculpture showing an effigy of the The Thinker by Auguste Rodin in China. (Getty Images)

03 Jul 2009, 5:34PM

Repeating positive statements such as 'I am a lovable person' makes some people feel worse about themselves rather than raising self-esteem. Read more

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Why salamanders are never out on a limb

02 Jul 2009, 3:36PM

Scientists have shed light on how the salamander, one of nature's great oddities, is able to regrow an amputated leg.
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Vegetarians 'have lower cancer risk'

Vegetarians 'have lower cancer risk'

01 Jul 2009, 4:04PM

Vegetarians may be less likely than meat eaters to develop cancers of the blood, bladder and stomach, a new study suggests.
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Old plane 'did not cause Yemenia crash'

01 Jul 2009, 9:04AM

Planes can keep flying 'indefinitely' as long as they are maintained properly experts say, in the wake of a Yemenia Airbus crash which killed over 100 people.
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Cisco may take on Microsoft's Office

Cisco may take on Microsoft's Office

01 Jul 2009, 2:28AM

BOSTON (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc is considering offering Web-based alternatives to Microsoft Corp's popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the Internet. Read more

Dell developing pocket Web gadget: report

30 Jun 2009, 10:35PM

The gadget would run on Google Inc's Android software, the people told the paper. Read more

Scientists closer to beating cancer

Scientists closer to beating cancer

29 Jun 2009, 6:57PM

Australian scientists have made a world breakthrough in the treatment of cancer that has potential to save tens of thousands of lives.
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Exercise may fight Alzheimers

29 Jun 2009, 12:34PM

Australian researchers are set to conduct a study clarify whether exercise can help fight the onset of Alzheimers Disease.
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Apple store admits iPhone buyers only

Apple store admits iPhone buyers only

26 Jun 2009, 4:41PM

Sydneysiders including satirist The Chaser have lined up to check out the new iPhone, but Apple store staff have turned away anyone not intending to buy it on the spot.
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Many iPhone apps 'not much use'

Many iPhone apps 'not much use'

26 Jun 2009, 8:48AM

Tens of thousands of applications are available for Apple's iPhone and the iPod Touch but a report indicates only a few are likely to attract widespread usage. Read more

Microsoft, VivaKi team up in digital and TV advertising

26 Jun 2009, 4:49AM

PARIS (Reuters) - Microsoft and VivaKi, the digital arm of Publicis, on Thursday unveiled a broad cooperation deal spanning the fast-growing digital advertising sector to targeted television advertising. Read more